CEGE CORRELATION FINAL EXAMINATION: March 21, 2018

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

07:00a.m – 12:00p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following problems and answer the questions,

choosing the best answer among the choices provided. Shade the letter
of your choice on the answer sheet provided. Strictly no erasures.

SIT. A: A prismatic beam having 300 mm x 500 mm has an effective depth

of 420 mm and is simply supported over a span of 4.5 m. The beam is
reinforced for tension only with 5-Φ25 mm bars having fy = 275 MPa.
The beam carries a factored superimposed concentrated load of 450 kN at
midspan and a factored axial compressive force of 100 kN including the
effects of tension due to creep and shrinkage. Concrete weighs 23.5
kN/m3. Concrete strength f’c = 20.7 MPa. NSCP 2015 provisions are
given at the back pages.
1) Calculate the factored shear force (kN) at critical section.
A. 225 B. 236.10 C. 315 D. 234.22
2) Determine the required spacing (mm) of 2 legs of 10 mm diameter
shear bars at the critical section.
A. 100 B. 120 C. 240 D. 210
3) Determine the nominal concrete shear strength in kN.
A. 102.096 B. 97.455 C. 82.837 D. 73.091

SIT. B: A box, built up as shown in the figure FIG. STD108, is secured

by screws spaced 50 mm. apart. A distributed load wo kN/m is applied
over the middle 2 m of simply supported span 4 m long.
4) Determine the maximum uniform load wo the beam can sustain if the
flexural stress in the beam is limited to 8.3 MPa.
A. 4.8 B. 5.2 C. 6.1 D. 7.4
5) Determine the maximum shear stress in the beam if wo = 6.67 kN/M.
A. 1.07 B. 0.83 C. 0.97 D. 1.12
6) Determine the shear force in each screw (N) if wo = 7.19 kN/m.
A. 890 B. 925 C. 570 D. 1064

SIT. C: For the T-shape column shown in the figure Fig. RCD032214,
concrete cover to centroid of bars is 70 mm. Material strengths are
f’c = 20 MPa and ffy = 275 MPa. The longitudinal bars consist of 4-20
mm diameter bars in the flange and 3-32 mm diameter bars in the web as
shown. Neglect the area of concrete displaced by the steel
reinforcements.
7) Determine the theoretical axial load capacity of the column in kN.
A. 4833 B. 3866 C. 2706 D. 3383
8) Determine the location of the plastic centroid in mm from the left
edge of the flange.
A) 250 B) 280 C) 300 D) 220
SIT. D: A space truss is given in FIG. STRANA003 to support a 6 kN
load at joint A. Consider pin supports at C, D and E.
9) Calculate the force in member AD in kN.
A. 6.46 (T) C. 3.7 (C)
B. 1.5 (C) D. 7.4 (T)
10) Calculate the force in member BC in kN.
A. 6.46 (T) C. 3.7 (C)
B. 1.5 (C) D. 7.4 (T)
11) Calculate the force in member BE in kN.
A. 4.8 (T) C. 5.4 (T)
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B. 6.2 (T) D. 3.8 (T)

SIT. E: A monolithic floor framing plan is shown in the figure Fig.

RCD003. The columns are 400 mm square, girders are 300 mm wide by 400
mm deep below the slab and slabs are 100 mm thick.
Given:
Slab reinforcement = 10 mm dia
Reinforcing steel, fy = 275 MPa
Concrete, f’c = 20.7 MPa
12) Calculate the design moment strength (kN∙m) of the slab bounded by
F-G-K-J at the face of support if the spacing of top bars is 220
mm on centers.
A. 13.1 B. 5.9 C. 16.5 D. 6.4
13) What is the maximum ultimate floor load (kPa) the slab F-G-K-J can
sustain based on negative bending strength calculated by ACI
Moment Coefficient Method?
A. 10.05 B. 12.25 C. 18.75 D. 13.50
14) What is the maximum spacing (mm) of 10 mm bars for panel F-G-K-J
as specified by design codes?
A. 300 B. 450 C. 230 D. 380

SIT. F: A special-purpose bolt of shank diameter d = 12 mm passes

through a hole in a steel plate. The hexagonal head of the bolt bears
directly against the steel plate. The radius of the circumscribing
circle for the hexagon is r = 9.5 mm. The thickness of the bolt head
is t = 6 mm and the under a tensile stress of 35 MPa.
15) Determine the average bearing stress (MPa) between the hexagonal
head of the bolt and the plate.
A. 48.42 B. 26.98 C. 32.61 D. 19.84
16) Determine the average shear stress (MPa) in the head of the bolt
A. 17.5 B. 10.02 C. 19.14 D. 11.57

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SIT. G: A stepped shaft ACB having solid circular cross sections with
two different diameters is held against rotation at the ends.
17) If the allowable shear stress in the shaft is 43 MPa, what is the
maximum torque, To (N·m) that may be applied at C?
A. 150 B. 125 C. 175 D. 100

SIT. H: The vertical mast supports the 4-kN force and is constrained by
the two fixed cables BC and BD and by a ball-and-socket connection at A
(support force in all directions).
18) Calculate the tension (kN) in BD.
A. 4.90 B. 6.12 C. 4.08 D. 5.75
19) Calculate the tension (kN) in BC.
A. 8.16 B. 4.47 C. 5.59 D. 8.94
20) Calculate the reaction (kN) at A.
A. 11.99 B. 12.17 C. 12.32 D. 13.84

SIT. I: A rectangular beam 400 mm wide and 780 mm deep is reinforced

with 2-φ22 mm bars with bar centroid 70 mm from the top and 4-φ36 mm
bars with bar centroid 80 mm from the bottom. Using f’c = 21 MPa and fy
= 420 MPa, calculate the following:
21) Depth (mm) of neutral axis from extreme concrete compression fiber
at ultimate strength in positive bending. Consider the resistance
of the compression bars.
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A. 194.78 B. 229.52 C. 237.92 D. 280.16

22) Design moment strength in positive bending (kN·m).
A. 1038 B. 935 C. 892 D. 991
23) Design moment strength in negative bending (kN·m). Disregard the
resistance of compression bars.
A. 197.59 B. 194.72 C. 175.24 D. 177.83

SIT. J: The given I-shaped beam is reinforced with 10-mm-diameter

stirrups spaced at 150 mm on centers. Material strengths are f’ c = 28
MPa and fy = 420 MPa. The provisions for shear in reinforced concrete
are presented at the back pages.
24) Calculate the design shear strength (kN) of the beam section.
A. 82.97 B. 183.83 C. 162.18 D. 320.65

SIT. K: A rectangular beam section is to be designed for a shear force

of Vu = 265 kN with compressive strength of light-weight concrete f’c =
21 MPa and steel yield strength fy = 420 MPa with b = 0.5d. Form sizes
of the beam are in 25 mm increments.
25) Calculate the required width “b” of the beam if no web reinforcing
is used
A. 775 mm B. 550 mm C. 675 mm D. 425 mm

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SIT. L: A tied column section reinforced with 8-φ20 mm vertical bars is

shown in the figure above. Use f’c = 21 MPa and fy = 420 MPa.
26) Calculate the balanced eccentricity (mm) with bending about the y-
y axis.
A. 162 B. 223 C. 286 D. 347

SIT. M: A reinforced concrete beam has a width of 250 mm and a total

depth of 450 mm. It is reinforced with a 5-φ20 mm flexure bars placed
at an effective depth of 375 mm. Specified compressive strength of
concrete is 28 MPa and yield strength of steel reinforcement is 420
MPa.
27) Calculate the depth (mm) of the uniform compression block at
ultimate strength?
A. 133.06 B. 156.53 C. 110.88 D. 130.44
28) Calculate the tensile strain when the concrete crushes at a strain
of 0.003.
A. 0.0042 B. 0.0056 C. 0.0071 D. 0.0021
29) What is the condition of failure for this amount of reinforcement
according to the provisions of NSCP 2010?
A. Balanced stain failure C. Tension controlled failure
B. Compression controlled failure D. Transition failure

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SIT. N: A floor slab 100 mm thick is cast monolithically with beams 300
mm wide 610 mm deep spaced 1.2 m on centers, on simple supports over a
span of 6.5 m. The floor supports a superimposed service dead load of
1.85 kPa and service live load of 4.8 kPa. Using f’c = 21 MPa, long
bar fy = 415 MPa, calculate the following:
30) Factored uniform load on a typical interior beam in kN/m using
load factors of 1.2 for dead load and 1.6 for live load.
A. 19.01 B. 19.74 C. 15.34 D. 12.78
31) Effective flange width of a typical interior beam in mm.
A. 1,625 B. 1,750 C. 1,200 D. 1,466
32) Required amount of flexure bars for a typical interior beam in
positive bending.
A. 512 mm2 B. 556 mm2 C. 660 mm2 D. 527 mm2
SIT. O: A 300 mm thick footing slab supports a 300 mm thick concrete
wall carrying uniform service dead load of 214.31 kN/m and service live
load of 145.94 kN/m. The base of the wall footing slab is 1.2 m from
the ground surface. Design parameters are as follows: γsoil = 16 kN/m3,
γconcl = 24 kN/m3, qa = 215.46 kPa, f’c = 27 MPa and fy = 414 MPa.

33) Calculate the minimum required width of the wall footing slab.
A. 1.9 m B. 2.0 m C. 1.8 m D. 1.7 m
34) Calculate the required center to center spacing of 16 mm bars for
flexure.
A. 160 mm B. 170 mm C. 180 mm D. 190 mm
35) Calculate the nominal beam shear stress on the footing slab.
A. 1.25 MPa B. 0.91 MPa C. 0.87 MPa D. 0.77 MPa

SIT. P: A 200N rod is connected to a pin at A and a chord at B as

shown. It holds a cylindrical drum which weighs 176 N.

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C 6 m B

6.268 m

3.732 m
A
36) Calculate the force between the rod and the drum?
A. 352 N B. 293 N C. 420 N D. 192 N
37) Calculate the force in the chord BC?
A. 221 N B. 264 N C. 321 N D. 377 N
38) Calculate the reaction at the pin at A?
A. 212 N B. 132 N C. 194 N D. 158 N

SIT. Q: For the given figure HTGAWM101:

39) Which of the following gives the force on member BC?
A. 1375 lb B. 901 lb C. 1108 lb D. 375 lb
40) Which of the following gives the force on member GH?
A. 1375 lb B. 901 lb C. 1108 lb D. 375 lb
41) Which of the following gives the force on member EC?
A. 1375 lb B. 901 lb C. 1108 lb D. 375 lb

500 N
100 N.m

A B
C D
1m 2m 1m
`

SIT. R: From the given figure above:

42) Which of the following gives the deviation of B relative to the

tangent drawn at A?

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A. 1133/EI B. 1324/EI C. 1967/EI D. 1835/EI

43) Which of the following gives the deviation at C relative to the
tangent drawn at A?
A. 34.12/EI B. 66.67/EI C. 48.72/EI D. 59.65/EI
44) Which of the following gives the deflection at C?
A. 286/EI B. 342/EI C. 502/EI D. 425/EI

SIT. S: The rigid bars are separated by a roller at B and pinned at A

and D. The bars are initially horizontal before the uniformly
distributed load and the concentrated load P shown were applied. A
copper rod at C helps support the load on bar AB. After the application
of the loads,

Copper
P = 5 KN E=120Gpa
40KN/m L=3.25m
A= 1200mm2
A C
B D

2.5 m 3 m 2 m 3 m 3 m

45) Which of the following gives the axial stress in the copper rod in
MPa?
A. 682.6 B. 459.6 C. 750.8 D. 385.4
46) Which of the following gives the elongation of the copper rod in
mm?
A. 8.52 B. 6.83 C. 3.59 D. 12.45

a. b. c. d.
47) Which of the following gives the vertical displacement of the
roller at B in mm?
A. 20.85 B. 15.27 C. 42.06 D. 33.19

SIT. T: Given the continuous beam below, using 3 Moment Equation

Method,

48) Which of the following gives the value of the expression 6Aa/L1
representing the contribution of the downward uniform load and
concentrated load acting on the span AB?
A. 5950 B. 8925 C. 6430 D. 9865

49) Which of the following gives the value of the expression 6Ab/L 2
representing the contribution of the concentrated load acting on
the span BC?
A. 6250 B. 4800 C. 7150 D. 3780
50) Which of the following gives the moment at support B in N-m?
A. -767.9 B. -1047.5 C. -980.4 D. -1151.1

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900 N 1800 N
600 N/m

A B C
B
2m 1m 1m 1m 1m 1m

SIT. U: The T-section shown is formed by joining two rectangular

pieces of wood together as shown in FIG. ACDC123. The beam is subjected
to a maximum shearing force of 60 kN.
51) Which of the following gives the moment of inertia in x 10 6 mm4 at
the neutral axis?
A. 8.56 B. 10.57 C. 14.26 D. 18.54
52) Which of the following gives the shearing stress in MPa at the
neutral axis?
A. 4.28 B. 3.21 C. 2.95 D. 4.64
53) Which of the following gives the shearing stress in MPa at the
junction between two pieces of wood?
A. 28.32 B. 31.78 C. 21.42 D. 39.52

SIT. V: A bill of quantities is to be prepared for square isolated

reinforced concrete column and footing as shown. The foundation is
strong enough that form works in not required for footing. The swell
factor for backfill is 120%.

10mm. ties

3.05m. 4-16mm.
600mm
200
600mm.
4-16mm.
200 600mm
250mm.
100mm.
Comp. gravel
54) Calculate the quantity of formworks in m2?
A. 1.924 B. 2.015 C. 2.555 D. 2.920

55) Calculate the quantity of concrete in m3?

A. 0.236 B. 0.199 C. 0.312 D. 0.116
56) Calculate the quantity of back-fill in m3?
A. 0.23 B. 0.19 C. 0.26 D. 0.32
SIT. W: A highway load composed of a uniform load of magnitude 100
kN/m and a concentrated load of 150 kN passes through a simply
supported beam 10 m long with an overhang of 3 m to the right. There is
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57) Based on the influence line diagram for the maximum reaction (kN)
at the left support, determine the reaction.
A. 650 B. 696 C. 605 D. 741
58) Based on the influence line diagram for the maximum shear at the
midspan, determine the maximum negative shear.
A. 254 kN B. 245 kN C. 375 kN D. 475 kN
59) Based on the influence line diagram for the maximum moment at the
midspan, determine the maximum positive moment.
A. 1625 B. 1400 C. 1830 D. 365

SIT. X: A W12x79 of A573 Grade 60 (Fy = 415 MPa) steel is used as a

compression member. It is 8.5 m long, pinned at the top fixed at
bottom, and has additional support in the weak direction at mid-height.
Properties of the section are as follows:
A = 14,500 mm^2
Ix = 258.6 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 84.375 x 10^6 mm^4
60) Calculate the effective slenderness ratio with respect to strong
axis buckling.
A. 44.55 B.63.65 C. 78.0 D. 111.43
61) Calculate the effective slenderness ratio with respect to weak
axis buckling.
A. 44.57 B.46.80 C. 55.71 D. 66.85
62) Calculate the axial load capacity of the column.
A. 2 711 kN B.2 905 kN C. 2 523 kN D. 2 444 kN

SIT. Y: The connection shown in the figure uses 20 mm diameter A325

bolts. The tension member is A36 steel (Fy = 248 MPa, Fu = 400 MPa) and
the gusset plate is A572 steel (Fy = 290 MPa, Fu = 415 MPa). Determine
the strength of the connection considering the following modes of
failure:
gusset plate

37.5 mm
75 mm P
37.5 mm
12 mm x 150 mm

37.5 mm 75 mm 50 mm
63) Determine the strength of the connection considering net section
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A. 168 kN B. 264 kN C. 248 kN D. 267 kN

64) Determine the strength of the connection considering bearing on
plate holes with allowable stress 1.2Fu if the gusset plate is 9
mm thick.
A. 358.60 kN B. 362.88 kN C. 460.80 kN D. 483.84 kN
65) Calculate the required thickness of the gusset plate against block
shear failure with Ft = 0.5Fu and Fv = 0.3Fu if P = 250 kN.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 12
SIT. Z: In the connection shown in the figure FIG. F, bearing
type bolts with threads in shear are used with diameter.
Allowable shear stress is . Allowable bearing stress is 480
MPa and allowable tensile stress is . Assume the service load
passes through the centroid of the rivet group.

66) Determine the shear stress in the bolt if .

A. B. C. D.
67) Calculate the bearing stress if .
A. B. C. D.
68) Find the maximum value of by tension on bolts.
A. B. C. D.
SIT. AA: A 12 mm thick plate shown below is used as a tension member.
The holes are punched for 19 mm bolts. The damaged hole diameter is
3.2 mm larger than the bolt.

69) Which is the critical net fracture path for the plate?
A. A-B-C-D B. A-B-C-E-F C. A-B-E-F D. A-B-C-E-D

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70) Determine the critical net area of the plate in mm^2.

A. 2767.2 B. 2879.7 C. 2841.0 D. 2725.8
71) Determine the strength of the plate based on critical net area.
Use Fy = 248 MPa and Fu = 400 MPa.
A. 491 kN B. 545 kN C. 660 kN D. 568 kN

SIT. BB: The manufactured wood beam carries the concentrated loads as
shown in the figure. The working stresses are 8 MPa for shear in the
wood, 10 MPa for shear in glue and 12 MPa for bending in tension.
72) What is the maximum safe value of P in kN so that the maximum
shear stress in the wood will not exceed its working stress?
A. 13.68 B. 8.21 C. 10.26 D. 6.84
73) What is the maximum safe value of P in kN so that the shear stress
in the glue will not exceed its working stress?
A. 6.46 B. 12.93 C. 21.55 D. 17.24
74) What is the maximum safe value of P in kN so that the maximum
bending stress will not exceed its working stress?
A. 5.32 B. 3.39 C. 6.78 D. 2.66
SIT. CC: For a flexural member, the NSCP 2015 limits the tensile
strain of flexural reinforcement to a minimum strain of 0.004.
75) Determine the maximum steel ratio for a singly reinforced beam to
maintain this given upon crushing of concrete. Use concrete
strength f’c = 21 MPa and steel yield strength fy = 20 MPa.
A. 0.01567 B. 0.02837 C. 0.01249 D. 0.01923

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FIGURES AND SUPPORTING NSCP PROVISIONS

NSCP PROVISIONS FOR DESIGN AND ANALYSIS FOR SHEAR

Design of cross sections subject to shear shall be based on Vn  Vu
Where Vn  Vc  Vs
Shear strength Vc, provided by concrete for non-prestressed member
shall be computed as follows:
SIMPLIFIED CALCULATION
1. For members subject to shear and flexure only,
Vc  0.17λ f 'c b w d
2. For members subject to axial compression,
 N 
Vc  0.17λ 1  u  f 'c b w d
 14A g
 
Quantity Nu/Ag shall be expressed in MPa

SPACING OF SHEAR REINFORCEMENT

V
1. When Vu  c no stirrups are required
2
Vc sb w
2. When  Vu  Vc minimum stirrup required A v  0.062 f 'ç
2 fy
Av f y d
3. When Vc  Vu provide stirrups with S 
Vs
d d
Where s  when Vs  0.33 f ' c bd or s when Vs  0.33 f ' c bd
2 4

FIG. RCD003
6m 6m 6m
B C D
A
2.8 m
E F G H

2.8 m
I J K L
K
2.8 m
M N O P

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Fig. STRM0204 FIG. ACDC123

200

20
40
250 mm
90

200 mm
100
200 mm 150 mm

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FIG. RCD 03.2214 FIG. HTGAWM101

1000 lbs
2 ft 2 ft

500 lbs D F
A

3 ft

500 lbs E
G
B
3 ft

C H

NSCP: ALLOWABLE AXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRESS IN STEEL COMPRESSION MEMBERS

22E
Limiting Slenderness Ratio, Cc 
Fy

If Le r  Cc intermediate column

 L / r2  F 3Le / r L / r 3
5
Fa  1  e 2  y where FS    e 3
 2Cc  FS 3 8Cc 8Cc

If Le r  Cc long column
122E
Fa 
23Le / r
2

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